September 2016
Small launcher market survey
....” They utilised a metric called ‘payload impulse’ - ‘the total momentum provided to the payload’, when compared between launchers, revealed a basic trend of the inverse relationship between LV capability and the price per kilogram. Interviews with...
April 2018
Transforming the launch market for small spacecraft
... in combination with prompt response and good flight heritage make them favourable options for the small launcher market. However, their use is currently limited by political and export restrictions, such as the U.S. International Traffic in Arms...
24 August 2018
First flight for EXOS's reusable suborbital rocket due tomorrow
... EXOS. “We are even more excited to reveal our plans for our Jaguar Reusable (first stage) LEO launcher. Since our SARGE rocket is designed for reusability, it is proving to be an excellent risk mitigation platform for our orbital...
18 March 2016
President of ISA Against Avio Takeover
... out against a French industrial takeover of Italy's Avio, the primary contractor for the Vega small-satellite launcher. In a statement posted on the agency’s website, Roberto Battiston said Italian authorities “have to guarantee that the advanced...
October 2019
Skyrora – building on British space heritage
... to our clients’ needs.” Vehicle development This will be the first liquid engine test conducted by a British satellite launcher to take place in the UK since Black Arrow around 50 years ago In terms of current progress, Skyrora’s current activity...
09 February 2022
Gilmour looks to Europe for mission critical launcher system
Australian launch services company Gilmour Space Technologies and SENER Aeroespacial have teamed up to work on an Autonomous Flight Termination System (AFTS) for the Eris launch vehicle, which is being developed for the small satellite market. The ...
